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List of candidates for Chanani Constituency 2014

The table below shows who are the contesting BJP, JD(U), Congress, independent etc. candidates from the Chanani Assembly Constituency in the Jammu and kashmir Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Elections 2014.

Chanani , Constituency No -(61)
Election Date	Dec 2, 2014
Result Date	Dec 23, 2014
Phase	Phase - II
Election Symbol	Political Party	Candidate Name
	BSP	Mohinder Kumar
	BJP	Dina Nath
	INC	Krishan Chander
	JKNC	Sansar Chand
	JKNPP	Dhani Ram Atri
	SP	Pushpa Devi
	PDP	Hans Raj

About Chanani Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency

Chanani is a small town in Udhampur district of Jammu & Kashmir. The assembly constituency of Chanani falls under Udhampur parliamentary constituency. The constituency is reserved for the Scheduled Castes. Krishan Chander of INC won the 2008 assembly elections and is the present MLA. He defeated Dina Nath of BJP with a huge margin. Chander bagged 16276 votes as against Nath's 9838 votes.

Sitting and previous MLAs from Chanani Assembly Constituency

Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Chanani assembly elections conducted so far.

Year	A. C. No.	Assembly Constituency Name	Category	Winner Candidates Name	Gender	Party	Votes	Runner UP	Gender	Party	Votes
2014	61	Chanani	(SC)	Dina Nath	M	BJP	33047	Krishan Chander	M	INC	12715
2008	61	Chanani	(SC)	Krishan Chander	M	INC	16276	Dina Nath	M	BJP	9838
2002	61	Chanani	(SC)	Sh Faquir Nath	M	JKNPP	17118	Sh. Krishan Chander	M	INC	15353
1996	61	Chanani	(SC)	Prithvi Chand	M	BJP	10493	Krishan Chander	M	INC	7589
1987	54	Chenani Ghordi	GEN	Yash Paul Khajuria	M	INC	15842	Thakur Dass Chanotra	M	JPP	10462
1983	54	Chenani Ghordi	GEN	Bhim Singh	M	IND	7690	Yashpaul	M	INC	7428
1977	54	Chenani Ghordi	GEN	Bhim Singh	M	INC	7674	Ishar Dass	M	JNP	4005